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Dec 04, 2024
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College Catalog 2023-2024 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Integrative Studies (B.A.)
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The Bachelor of Arts in Integrative Studies creates an avenue for those in their third year and beyond to find a path toward completing a college degree. The degree seeks to prepare students to enter the job market upon graduation by:
- Honoring previous academic experience
- Providing focused academic advising and career development services
- Equipping through on-the-job training and real-world application via internships and/or a capstone course
The degree is designed to help students prepare to be competitive in the job market after graduation. Students are required to work with a member of the Academic Advising Center to determine course equivalencies and to develop a degree completion plan according to the requirements of the Integrative Studies major. Students earning a BA degree complete all Core requirements (44 credit hours), as well as at least 16 credit hours of coursework in two emphasis areas. A two-credit internship or a capstone course specific to the emphasis areas are also required. All applications and degree plans must be approved by the Associate Provost for Student Learning.
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Integrative Studies Requirements:
The Bachelor of Integrative Studies requires 125 credits to graduate, inclusive of the following requirements:
Core Requirements:
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FYS 100 First Year Seminar
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Power of Language: English
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Power of Language: Modern or Ancient Languages
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Humanities
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Western Cultural Heritage
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Non-Western Cultural Heritage
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Social Sciences
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Mathematics
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Natural and Physical Sciences (two courses, at lease one with lab)
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Creative Expression
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Two Signature Learning Experiences (SLE)
Students must complete at least 20 credit hours of course work in two different emphasis areas. Courses may be taken in-person or online inclusive of programming provided by the School for Graduate and Professional Studies in accordance with current academic policy.
Notes:
- Students may take as many electives as needed to meet the 125 credit hour requirement for graduation. Courses applied to the student’s Core and/or major may not be applied to their elective credit hour count.
- A minimum of 30 credit hours must be taken at Elizabethtown College.
- A minimum of 12 credit hours towards the degree must be taken at the upper-level (300/400).
- A maximum of 90 transfer credits may be applied to the degree.
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